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I just needed to see the info in the top left corner, but it doesn't hurt to run the test. The write speed and access time is pretty far out of whack, as we already know. It's almost as if trim or garbage collection, whichever applies here, isn't working properly. I'm still thinking it is an internal SSD problem. Nothing we have done has really had any positive effect on the write performance.
Something you could try, although it seems as if RMA'ing is your best bet, is doing a secure erase and reinstalling windows and running a test on it after you get drivers on it. You don't need any fancy customization, just a clean install, then drivers, then test. If the numbers are still crap, we know it is the drive, if not, it is something else entirely. I understand if you don't want to do this though, just being thorough!
Kelly
Trim is something enabled in Win 7, but some SSD's have a housekeeping function like Garbage Collection, or something similar, that keeps everything in tip-top shape. It looks like before it writes, it is having to find a suitable place to write to, if that makes any sense. Also, I am NOT an expert on SSD's, I only understand so much from using and reading about them. If I am way off on how they work, I hope someone will correct me.
Kelly
Kelly,
If I do a clean install, do I just go into Disc Management and delete partitions to make them Unallocated space?
You should do a Secure Erase from the Samsung Magician software and I believe that will take care of all of that. Backup anything you feel you can't do without first. Then install Windows normally. Like I said, it doesn't have to be fancy, just a test to see if you get crappy numbers after a clean install and drivers are loaded.
Better.......run the AS SSD and ATTO benchmarks like you did before and post the results please.